Caridade, Brazilian Light Fleet Tender laid down 1942
Displacement:
2,195 t light; 2,341 t standard; 7,000 t normal; 10,728 t full load
Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
385.00 ft / 380.00 ft x 46.00 ft x 20.00 ft (normal load)
117.35 m / 115.82 m x 14.02 m x 6.10 m
Armament:
8 - 1.46" / 37.0 mm guns (4x2 guns), 1.55lbs / 0.70kg shells, 1942 Model
Dual purpose guns in deck mounts
on side ends, evenly spread
4 - 0.79" / 20.0 mm guns (2x2 guns), 0.24lbs / 0.11kg shells, 1942 Model
Machine guns in deck mounts
on centreline, all forward, all raised mounts - superfiring
Weight of broadside 13 lbs / 6 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 750
Armour:
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 0.50" / 13 mm - -
2nd: 0.25" / 6 mm - -
Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 1 shaft, 9,000 shp / 6,714 Kw = 18.00 kts
Range 50,000nm at 15.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 8,387 tons
Complement:
382 - 497
Cost:
£0.707 million / $2.829 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 2 tons, 0.0 %
Armour: 2 tons, 0.0 %
- Belts: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 2 tons, 0.0 %
- Armour Deck: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Conning Tower: 0 tons, 0.0 %
Machinery: 235 tons, 3.4 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 1,440 tons, 20.6 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 4,805 tons, 68.6 %
Miscellaneous weights: 515 tons, 7.4 %
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
36,249 lbs / 16,442 Kg = 23,454.5 x 1.5 " / 37 mm shells or 8.2 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.56
Metacentric height 3.3 ft / 1.0 m
Roll period: 10.6 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 100 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.00
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 2.00
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has raised forecastle, raised quarterdeck
Block coefficient: 0.701
Length to Beam Ratio: 8.26 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 19.49 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 46 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 5.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 3.08 ft / 0.94 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 22.00 ft / 6.71 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 22.00 ft / 6.71 m (13.00 ft / 3.96 m aft of break)
- Mid (50 %): 13.00 ft / 3.96 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 22.00 ft / 6.71 m (13.00 ft / 3.96 m before break)
- Stern: 22.00 ft / 6.71 m
- Average freeboard: 16.15 ft / 4.92 m
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 20.9 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 90.3 %
Waterplane Area: 13,928 Square feet or 1,294 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 699 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 62 lbs/sq ft or 303 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.94
- Longitudinal: 1.66
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent
Room for accommodation and workspaces is adequate
Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
Excellent seaboat, comfortable, can fire her guns in the heaviest weather
Note: Misc weight and low-stowed equipment still to be defined, amount will not change.